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Chinese firm in $4.7bn takeover of US pork giant Smithfield Foods
guardian.co.uk ^
| Wednesday 29 May 2013 11.42 EDT
| Dominic Rushe in New York
Posted on 05/29/2013 9:28:58 AM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
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To: DeaconBenjamin
Well you didn’t expect them to waste all those millions of dead hogs floating down the Yangtze river did you?
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posted on
05/29/2013 9:31:30 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: DeaconBenjamin
“The deal is likely to run into heavy opposition in Washington, where a series of Chinese takeovers have been blocked by politicians and regulators. Shuanghui, also known as Shineway, is China’s largest pork producer and is part owned by an investment firm run by Goldman Sachs.”
Goldman Sachs. That’s all we really need to know that this deal has already been blessed by Obama.
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posted on
05/29/2013 9:32:35 AM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
(The reason we own guns is to protect ourselves from those wanting to take our guns from us.)
To: DeaconBenjamin
They wouldn't be in Smithfield,NC would they? I stopped there once to check out the Ava Gardner Museum and,IIRC,have read that the town is big for pork production.
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posted on
05/29/2013 9:36:09 AM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(Leno Was Right,They *Are* Undocumented Democrats!)
To: EQAndyBuzz
Ham noodles, excellent!
To: DeaconBenjamin; BfloGuy; expat_panama
"The acquisition provides Smithfield the opportunity to expand its offering of products to China through Shuanghui's distribution network. Shuanghui will gain access to high-quality, competitively priced and safe US products, as well as Smithfield's best practices and operational expertise," he said. "Why do we have free trade with China when they are a closed market and they have to own the firms before they have access to the Chinese market?
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posted on
05/29/2013 9:39:58 AM PDT
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DannyTN
To: DeaconBenjamin
My dad loves Smithfield bacon. When he finds out China has acquired them, he’s going to be sick.
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posted on
05/29/2013 9:40:46 AM PDT
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DannyTN
To: DeaconBenjamin
That’s okay we still make planes. /idiot free trader mode off
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posted on
05/29/2013 9:42:01 AM PDT
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DannyTN
To: DeaconBenjamin
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posted on
05/29/2013 9:43:57 AM PDT
by
Theoria
To: DeaconBenjamin
I was just telling myself that my pork loin needed more melamine in it.
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posted on
05/29/2013 9:45:45 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
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To: Gay State Conservative
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posted on
05/29/2013 9:47:53 AM PDT
by
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To: DeaconBenjamin
Mmmmmmmmm,
bacon.
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posted on
05/29/2013 9:47:57 AM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
To: DannyTN
“When he finds out China has acquired them, hes going to be sick.”
Don’t be surprised if American pork products are shipped to China and Americans get the “Far Eastern meat-lovers special” - pork, rat, horse, as well as the mystery meat of the day.
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05/29/2013 9:57:17 AM PDT
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DJ MacWoW
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I expect them to close down the U.S. factories and make it in China. So yes, we will be getting rat meat.
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posted on
05/29/2013 9:58:26 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: DannyTN
We don’t have free trade with China, and it’s probably been pointed-out to you more than a dozen times.
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posted on
05/29/2013 10:11:49 AM PDT
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1rudeboy
To: DeaconBenjamin
Nothing taken into our bodies should be made by these people.
They have proven beyond even a progressive communist’s doubt that they cannot be trusted to provide food or medicine or even toys without some sort of contamination. Much the same can be said about India.
I guess when they live among a billion or so people, human life becomes completely irrelevant in their thought process.
There are no guarantees that they will not bring that wonderful, life is irrelevant, culture with them if they are allowed to operate food production in the USA.
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posted on
05/29/2013 10:17:23 AM PDT
by
Wurlitzer
(Nothing says "ignorance" like Islam! 969)
To: DeaconBenjamin
Shuanghui, also known as Shineway Swineway
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posted on
05/29/2013 10:32:21 AM PDT
by
Sgt_Schultze
(A half-truth is a complete lie)
To: 1rudeboy
"We dont have free trade with China, and its probably been pointed-out to you more than a dozen times."
What we have is about as close as it gets from our side. They have most favored nation status. And tariffs are low.
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posted on
05/29/2013 10:33:30 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
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